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rotatory

[roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /




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So, when it comes to rotating players, is it really any wonder that managers are increasingly choosing to use domestic cup competitions as rotatory playgrounds?

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Although the gaseous atmospheric envelope of the planet partakes of this general rotatory motion under the influence of the incepting fields, the latter have apparently no action upon it.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by James Weir

If the vibratory movement is continuous, the rotatory velocity of the system will steadily increase in value.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by James Weir

Owing to the rotatory motion of the globe and also to the curve of the coasts, the Stream follows a constant direction to the north-east.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 by Various

In the last edition of 'Pritchard's Infusoria,' this case is spoken of as apparently not tubular, but a solid gelatinous mass, enveloping the animal as high up as the base of the rotatory arms.

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Henry J. Slack


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